We were advised that Google Data Studio’s blended data should not be used in production environments and should be deprecated, so we’ll share this information.

Background: Google Data Studio's Blended Data Is Difficult to Use

We tried using Google Data Studio’s blended data, but couldn’t achieve what we wanted, so we consulted with someone well-versed in data engineering.

Google Data Studio's Blended Data Not Recommended for Production Environment

We were advised against using Google Data Studio’s blended data in production environments.

Alternative solutions to blended data:

• Create tables on the data source side
• Create views on the data source side

We were recommended to use a simple configuration where necessary data is prepared through tables, views, etc. on the data source side, and Data Studio is only used for display.

Above, we want to avoid using Google Data Studio’s blended data in production environments going forward.

That’s all from the Gemba.